Four Monunental Jerry Fisk Projects

I just played a little mental game of "how much would those be worth on the open market"..........and my skull collapsed. Can you say Porsche 911?:eek::D
 
Jerry found some photos of the tusks used for these three sets.

If they could only talk, the stories these tusks could tell. ;)

Jerry states,
"These are the two tusk that is/was being used on the Ford project. The two tusks were found in the same hole with remains of a skull so we are certain they came from the same mammoth. There was a tremendous amount of waste as I got only the good stuff. The layout for him to cut it was a booger."

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Wheel of Knifemaking Fortune. Truly incredible. Just great stuff. Thanks for sharing this, Kevin. Jerry's work is inspiring. :thumbup:

- Joe
 
ptgdvc said:
Just curious, are the knives numbered?
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Good question.
They are marked as NLT pieces w/year and with the particular male family member's initials and the proper number order they were born into the family.

Basically heirloom pieces.
 
Hello Guys! That's a wonderful set, and a hell of work I bet! Congratulations Jerry, for this super special project!

Cheers!
 
And while I thought Jerry's work was already incredible, this is just way out in the deep end of artistic expression. :eek:

Kudos to the family that commisioned these - this takes the art of knifemaking back to the age of Patrons and Artists...

Now, how do I go about being adopted??? :o :D
 
Here's the third set, Fisk Bowies 2010.
Jerry and I thought it fitting to bring all three outstanding sets together so they could be enjoyed in single post now that they all are in the hands of their fortunate owners. A single family member owns one knife from each set.
The combination of these three sets could very well be among the most magnificent projects in custom knives to date.
Though there's 10 knives depicted for the family photos an eleventh goes on display in the ABS Museum in Little Rock AR.

2008 Senderos:
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2009 Old Thorny Folders:
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2010 Bowies:
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Chuck Ward did a outstanding job as well in capturing these sets.
If you have ever tried to shoot multiple knives, you know how difficult it is.

Here's a single shot of the 2010 Fisk Bowie:

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Incredible projects all of them.

Sure makes me wish I were part of the recipient family:D

Pleasure seeing them.

Peter
 
Excuse me while I scream, cry, jump up and down, then faint like a little girl at a boy band concert...okay, I'm back.

There are no words that appropriately describe the bowie set, much less all three sets in a row.

As I fantasize about which bowie I'd pick for my very own if I had the option I selected the 12 o'clock knife. The coloring of the handle material and the damascus pattern on that particular knife are talking to me. The handle on the 8:30 knife is also one that is slayin' me.

Okay, back to reality. Jerry, truly a series of knives that are destined to be legendary. To the owners, congratulations and what a fantastic idea for a family heirloom. Chuck, outstanding documentation of outstanding knives.
 
^ Rob, speaking of the handle material, out of those two tusks (shown in post #23), after making the 33 knives, Jerry said he didn't have enough ivory left to make even a small hunter handle.
Is that cutting it close or what. :eek:
 
Thanks for sharing this Kevin. What a great project!

I would imagine that the skull too (found with these tusks) in post 23, would combine w/ for a stunning Exhibition if this collection is ever put on display.. (?)
David
 
Imagine being born in this family ... and turn out you're a female? That would suck (though maybe they get something just as nice - still, as a knife collector, that would suck).
 
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